What is going on with us American's, have we lost all sense of pride?

Reality TV in America has presented " Looking Good Naked " a program showcasing women considerably overweight exposing their nakedness with the message " love your body ".

Love who you are!

Please... are you kidding me?

This is a terrible message, one that will never physically help anyone. Besides no one should be happy or satisfied with being overweight or obese, unless of course you suffer from some medical malady, then you can't help it.

Being overweight and carrying excess fat will eventually lead to health problems like heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, DEPRESSION. Also take into consideration the stress and ongoing exhaustion of living in an overweight body. Joint problems and hygiene discomfort are associated with obesity. There are more physical problems and psychological issues tied to this detrimental weight situation than anyone ever anticipated.

Don't be misled or fooled by seductive advertisements. You are what you eat!

Being overweight certainly does not make someone a bad person nor does it make them sub standard as human beings. What it really signals is a poor diet, a lack of proper exercise, and a non existent will power to make oneself healthy.

The couch potato lifestyle trend is literally robbing individuals of a precious quality of life. I've read where this latest generation of Americans will be the first in human history " not " to outlive the past generation. Poor diets and lack of exercise are the main culprits.

Cartoon sensation Shrek and his friends have started a campaign pleading with children to get out and exercise for one hour a day. This is reflective of how bad things have become. Sorry but one hour of exercise in a day is not even close to the minimum physical stimulation kids need in order to maintain a healthy body and mind.

When I was a child I played outside from the time I got home from school until supper, which was usually 2 or 3 hours later. I remember not wanting to quit playing even when called to the dinner table by my mother. In those days 1 out of 4 had a weight problem, today 3 out of 4 have a weight issue. Getting involved in organized sports and athletic activities at the local YMCA, YWCA, Boys Club, and Girls Club just to mention a few, will definitely help regulate a persons weight. Those who make claims there is no safe haven for children these days are simply overly paranoid. Watching TV and playing video games at home are certainly not exercise but only the latest forms of addiction youngsters suffer from.

It's not rocket science people. Stop looking for shortcuts or some "easier way".

If you take in more calories than you burn, YOU WILL BECOME OVERWEIGHT, its a plain and very simple equation.

You cannot live a healthy life existing on "fast food", period.

All these catchy jingles, "Have it your way", or " I'm loving it", "Think outside the bun" are constantly brainwashing customers down a path of self destruction, all in the name of corporate profits.This kind of fast food diet will literally kill you!

Are you aware that many fast food companies are owned or are subsidiaries of powerful American tobacco companies, the experts in dealing out death and self destruction?

Unfortunately for those who strive for proper nutrition, eating right may still leave us short, here's why.

The United States is the most overfed and undernourished nation on earth There are many third world countries that have a healthier population than ours according to The World Health Organization which rated the USA at # 37.

Pesticides, growth hormones, and fertilizers contaminate most foods these days. Documented by Agricultural Statistics it is a known fact we have lost 30% to 70% of our nutrient levels in the past 20 years. Fruits and vegetables in supermarkets are lacking vital nutrients since they are picked unripened in order to get them into the marketplace in time for human consumption. If picked ripe they would begin rotting in a few days.

Have you ever noticed how tomatoes and other fruits and veggies look great in color, but are hard as a rock to the touch. Have you ever wondered why? They are picked "green" and later ripened after exposure to ethylene gas, a ripening agent.

When left to mother nature's true process, fruits and vegetables gather most vital nutrients in the last 24 to 48 hours of ripening: just before falling to the ground.

The plant realizes the vegetable and fruit which is meant for reproduction, will need a strong seed to germinate and perpetuate it's existence. At that critical time, it extracts an abundance of vital minerals and nutrients from the soil through it's roots. This gives the seeds exactly what is needed to survive, germinate, and grow healthy. It's that simple.

Food picked a month prior to being naturally ripened doesn't have the same minerals, vitamins, or taste vine ripened has. Believe it, just taste.

As time will tell, a tsunami of medical ailments and weight related afflictions are heading our way which in the long run will drive up insurance rates and medical care. Take note, most overweight people are "uninsurable". A polite term used by the insurance industry to say, "We don't want your premiums. We don't want your claims."

We are bombarded daily with toxic substances and those we ingest and absorb through our skin are stored in fat cells. The more fat we carry, the more toxins we have in our bodies. This is one of the main reasons why obesity is so dangerous to your health. Americans and anyone else who is overweight wake up!

Begin by eating right and exercise yourself back to good health.

Take your supplements and vitamins. They are now included as necessary in the governments daily food pyramid.

There are tons of resources to help you get back to being fit. Please use them for your own sake. This has to be the new way of life, start today.

Its never too late!